Coin and bill carrier.



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COIN AND BILL CARRIER.

- APPLIUATION FILED 11ov.15, 1911.

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TlNTTED STATES PATENT OFFTCF ET.

CLAUDE s. J. RUssELL', or WATERTOWN, new YORK.

corn AND BILL oARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. November 15, 1911.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Serial No. 660,462.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE S. J. RUssELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and tate ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin andBill Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in removed for providing a pocketfor contain ing paper money. And a further object is to provide a cheapand serviceable money carrier which is made from a single piece ofmaterial, and may be used repeatedly without injuring or wearing out.

The various features and parts of the invention will be understood fromthe detailed description which follows, and by reference to theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of the specification, and inwhich Figure 1-, is a plan view of a blank from which the carrier ismade. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the carrier; showing the detachablecoin-holder formed out of a portion of the blank. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the device partially folded; showing the coin-holder in place readyto be closed up for mailing. Fig. 4 is a similar plan view; showing thecoin-holder removed, and a piece of paper money inserted in its place.view; showing the device folded up ready for mailing. Fig. 6 is across-sectional view substantially on line 66 of Fig. 5. Figs. 7 and 8are perspective views respectively of the body and detachablecoin-holder.

Similar characters of reference are ,assigned to corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

In the drawing, my improved coin and bill mailer comprises an elongatedpart, consisting of a central body portion 2, having integral foldableguide-flaps 3', arranged at its opposite sides, and having integralfoldable end portions 4 and 5. The mailer or carrier is preferably madeout of a single sheet or piece of tough and pliable cardfolded withoutfracturing.

ect is to provide a mailing Fig. 5 is a board, which is capable of beingbent and The device is preferably first stamped or cut out in the formshown in Fig- 1, after which the end portion 4 is perforated, forproviding a seriesof circular openings or sockets 6, 6, to

receive coins of different sizes. The neXt step is to stamp or cut out arectangular section 7, which embraces all of the coin perforations 6, soas to render the coin-holder 7 detachable or removable, for providing acorrespondingly shaped recess or cavity 8, into which-a bill or piece ofpaper money, as 9, may be inserted and carried. The next step in themaking up of the carrier is to fold the end portion 4 upon the body 2,and

the next step is to fold the guide-flaps 3 inwardly upon the side edgesof the part 4. To hold the parts in place the flaps 3 may be stitched orsewed to the body portion 2,

as shown-at 10 in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, or

the guide-flaps 3, as well as, the part 4, may be secured to each other,and also to the body 2, by pasting or gluing in the usual manner. Afterthe device is folded up in the manner last described, the coin-holder 7may be wholly or partially filled with coins, and then inserted .in therecess or opening 8, after which the integral cover 5 may be foldedlongitudinally upon the parts 2 and 4, and its free end inserted beneaththe free edges of the guide-flaps 3, for closing up the carrier, asshown in Fig. 5, for concealing, as well as, for preventing thecoin-holder 7 from becoming displaced or lost.

To send paper money by mail, when it is not convenient or desirable toobtain money orders or to use checks, the coin-holder 7 may be removedfrom the carrier (see Figs. 7 and 8) and a bill (9) may be folded tosuitable size for inserting in the recess or pocket 8 (see Fig. 4). Thecover 5 may then be inserted under the guide-flaps, (see Fig.

5) and the paper money or bill will be se-' shown and described myimproved mailer is capable of being used repeatedly and notwear out, andby its use either coins or paper money may be safely carried through themails without danger of detection or loss. 7

It is obvious that the carriers may be made of any suitable material,such as paper, card-board or metal and that some changes ormodifications may be made in the device, within the scope defined by theappended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my. invention, what I claim is new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A coin and bill mailer, comprising a central body portion having itsside edges formed into flaps capable of being folded inwardly upon saidbody, and having an integral end portion adapted to be folded upon saidbody and to be held rigidly in place by said flaps, thevcentral part ofsaid end portion cut-away to form a recess or pocket to receive a pieceof paper money, the opposite end of said body having an integral coveradapted to be folded upon said body and said end portion, the side edgesof said Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

"cover detachably engaging portions of said flaps for holding the coverin place.

2. A coin and bill mailer, comprising a main body having an integral endportion adapted to be folded upon said body, said body having flexibleflaps arranged on its opposite sides adapted to be folded inwardly uponsaid end portion, the portions of said flaps adjacent the line offolding pasted to said end flap for permanently connecting said parts,the remaining portions of said flaps constituting free edges, said endportion having an oblong opening forming a recess or pocket to receive apiece of paper money, the opposite end of said body comprising aflexible cover adapted to be folded upon said end portion, the lateraledges of said cover adapted to slidably engage the free edges of saidflaps for detachably holding said. cover in place.

In testimony whereof I ,aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAUDE S J, RUSSELL. V Witnesses: I

JNo. F. MALONEY, C. S. RUSSELL.

Washington, I). G.

